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User Reviews of Vectorworks Fundamentals 2019

Vectorworks Fundamentals 2019 has been reviewed by 2 users, with an average rating of 4.5 stars. All our custmer reviews are written by authentic users of the product. We publish all honest and fair product reviews, regardless of the rating.

I have been using VW for many years and though I have spent months using and trying to love software like Rhino and Solidworks, I have gone back to Vectorworks for 3D mechanical design.

There are a few reasons for this. The first is speed. VW is much faster at basic design but most importantly, it is much much faster to change and edit models than either Rhino (impossible) and Solidworks (difficult). When I was using SW, I found that at some point, models would become impossible to edit and you had to go back to an earlier version and start again. VW always allows you to edit right back to the fundamental components. Yes, with bevels and radiussed edges, you have to ungroup and recreate the edge on the way out but it's no big deal.

WW is not perfect and there are a few things in SW that I would like to see in VW but overall, VW wins by a big margin for real work. VW occasionally bombs but less than SW. Yes, the manuals could use some work and some bugs have not been fixed for years and years but overall, Vectorworks offers more power, ease of use and speed than anything else I have tried for a fraction of the cost, so I am well prepared to forgive the few drawbacks.

If I hadn't had prior experience with 3D programs, I'd be tempted to rate it a bit lower, at the same time I haven't progressed very far into it, so that would be unfair. The reality is that compared to learning Pro-E years ago, one can actually fumble one's way through without proper instruction, slow, but you can get there. I would be nice if a proper users manual would be included, but at the price, one shouldn't complain. This program is a very capable 3D modeler and is aimed more at the Arch/Landscape/Civil world than say ProE, Solidedge, etc. which are much more mechanical designer oriented. You can do mechanical design if you desire, though.If I could ask for anything extra, it would be a sheet metal module. I am hoping that I eventually come to see this as a 5 star package (Would any program rate that?), but even from what I know already, it's pretty good.

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